Coming from any social rank you have found yourself reluctantly fighting for good until it has become your way of life. You are destined for greatness if you continue on this path.
- Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land), vehicles (water), disguise kit
- Languages: Due to your traveling you know common sign language and you also know goblin because of how often you have had to fight them.
- Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a Crowbar, an Sack, a set of common clothes, a coil of Rope and a pouch containing 10 gp
Defining Event
Previously had been just living your life but something happened that set you on a different path and marked you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a defining event that marked you as a hero of the people.
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Defining Event |
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1
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I stood up to a tyrant’s agents.
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2
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I saved people during a natural disaster.
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3
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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4
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I accidentally stopped a war.
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5
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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6
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I protected a village when there was no one else who could
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7
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I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrant’s soldiers.
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8
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A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
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9
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A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
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10
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When all officers of a troop were killed I rallied the remaining soldiers to defeat a giant.
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Feature: Reluctant Hospitality
Since you could have come from any social class all social classes will reluctantly assist you unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you.
Spell List
Suggested Characteristics
A reluctant hero does not always want to do the heroic thing but will if it means safety to others.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I judge people by their actions, not their words.
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2
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If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help.
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3
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When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way.
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4
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I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments.
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5
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I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.
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6
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Thinking is for other people. I prefer action.
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7
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If no one else will step up to defend I will.
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8
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I didn't want to be in the spotlight but here I am.
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Ideal |
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Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
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2
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Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)
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3
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Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
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4
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Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil)
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5
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Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral)
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6
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Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again.
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2
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I will always protect others even to my own detriment.
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3
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A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter.
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4
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My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots.
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5
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I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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6
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I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny.
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Flaw |
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1
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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2
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I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
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3
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The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
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4
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I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
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5
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Secretly, I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant lording over the land.
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6
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I have trouble trusting in my allies.
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